Hamilton County sheriff deputies said Tyler Stears, 21, had a routine in which he would leave a bar intoxicated, then take out a pocket knife and slash car tires on his way home.

Hamilton County sheriff deputies said Tyler Stears, 21, had a routine in which he would leave a bar intoxicated, then take out a pocket knife and slash car tires on his way home.

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Updated: 11:25 PM EST Dec 16, 2014

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WEBVTT RYAN IS DUE BACK IN COURTEARLY NEXT WEEK.FOR WEEKS, SOMEONE HAS BEENBREAKING INTO CARS ANDSCRATCHING PAINT AND SLASHINGTIRES.POLICE THINK THEY HAVE FOUND THEVANDAL BEHIND IT.MORE ON WHO POLICE ARRESTED ANDHOW.TAMMY?THE SHERIFF DEPUTYSAYS THATTYLER HAD A ROUTINE.HE WOULD LEAVE THE BARINTOXICATED AND HE WOULD TAKEOUT A POCKET KNIFE AND/PEOPLE'STIRES INCLUDING SHARE OF STEPTHESE CRUISERS.-- SLASHTIRES INCLUDINGSHERIFF'S DEPUTIES CRUISERS.IT MAKESYOU FEEL ANGRY THATYOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, A NICENEIGHBORHOOD IS BEING OVERRUN BYSOMEONE THAT HAS NO CARE FORPROPERTY THAT PEOPLE HAVE WORKEDFOR.IT IS PRETTY DIFFICULT.THEY POSTEDTHIS.OFFERING A REWARD FOR THEARREST.THEY CARRIED OUT THE VANDALISMSPREE FOR ONE MONTH, DESTROYINGPROPERTY.DEPUTIES SAY HE DID NOT STOPTHERE.SEVERAL WERE VANDALIZED.THEY TRACKED HIM DOWNAND BUSTEDHIM HIDING OUT AS A SAUNADRESSED IN HIS WINTER COAT.INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT HEADMITTED HE WAS SO INTOXICATEDHE COULDN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY HESLASHED ON ONE NIGHT.HE NEEDS TO GROW UP AND LEARNSOME RESPECT.I'M NOT SURE I REALLY WANT TOSAY THE REST OF WHAT I FEEL.BECAUSE I AM PRETTY ANGRY STILLAT THIS POINT.IT AFFECTED OUR CHRISTMAS ALITTLE BIT.HE IS LOCKED UP ON A $90,000BOND AND FACES A COUNTS OFVANDALISM AND ONE COUNT OFCRIMINAL DAMAGING.

Man allegedly slashed tires, vandalized cars in drunken stupor

Hamilton County sheriff deputies said Tyler Stears, 21, had a routine in which he would leave a bar intoxicated, then take out a pocket knife and slash car tires on his way home.